The Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 45, Ed. 1, Friday, November 10, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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MAC KIN DRAWS
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tin- ease wherein Howard
ti was charged with mm
mvtion with the brutal
.1 rubbery of H. C. Means
. n May 18th. brought in a
guilty and assessed his
.it life jti the State pen-
On the first ballot 11 were
mil and one for acquittal
-x hours deliberation they
I nil the verdict. The cne
li. jury at I) .-It) Monday
l.ie.sented an alibi purport-
y that on the day of the
was work! up on a pine
liristow. The jury evident-
.1 the alibi a pretty flimsy
Attorneys Walter Turnbull
II. Kitchey appeared for
Harry Zack charged with
BUrd.r in the Fame case will be
trial '.' r
Bradv.'i's attorneys filed a motion
(or a new trial. The motion will be
aoi! unon Monday.
We (.'ac herewith a brief statement
l..i the several witnesses testi-
fied a gathered by our reporter and
odcnt'ir in give it in a cnronoiogi-
Bl unl. r rather than in the order in
fhich 'lie witnesses testified.
Mrs. M. Frakes and her son.
ito until recently ran the news stand
it the depot testified that they for-
terly lived at Sedalia Missouri and
fterc Mere acquainted with Robert
t Means and his family that just bc-
(bre cuming to Durant they had liv-
id at Dcnison and that sometime in
April Mr. Means and his family
listed through Denison on their way
to Dallas and stopped nt their house.
Mr. Frakes further testified that af-
ter the body of the dead man had
ken taken to the undertaking estab-
lishment he went there and looked at
it and positively identified it as the
My of Mr. Means.
Reuben Meeks constable at Mead
testified to having seen a Buick car
with a Missouri license tag "go
tbrouch Mead the evening before the
kdy was found the next day and
that he took the body to Holmes
indertaking establishment where Mr.
Frakes saw it.
John Bryant testified that Meeks
brought the body to his establishment
ud that Frakes saw that body.
Sheriff Kuel Taylor testified as to
lis imestigation of the affair the ar-
rest of the defendant etc. He sta-
ted that he took the car in which the
lead body was supposed to have been
tarried down the highway toward
Dallas and made inquiry along the
route ns to parties who might have
en the ear pass through there a
few days prior etc. and from this
hvestitration he produced the several
witnesses who made up the link of
lodencc following the car from Dal
ts to .Mead. The first nositive idea
tfication of the car was found at
llchinncy where he found a Mr
asrum and Taylor.
Continued on page five
BOATS? BILL KILLED
BUT CARRIES BRYAN
DURANT OKLAHOMA FRIDAY NOV. 10 1JI22
WALTON WINS BY
GREAT MAJORITY
l.c.lds Fields by KJ.nno in 0(Hrn
From 1.900 ()ut of 20:17 I'reciiicts
In The State
With lOtlltlW in fi-... .1 .
the State Jack Walton Democratic
nominee for Governor is loading John
Heidi Republican nominee bv more
han 43000 votes. If the same ratio
s carried out in the other 1000
boxes Walton's majority will run
from 05.000 to ?3 101) !'
fields. Walton's majority has car-
ried allini? Oil. nnli.n "lA ..
it.i. 1 i-.i . "" "I'liiucradc
ticket which has won bv the larg-
est mmnril. nt.. .... 11 ... V
. i V . uiueu me party
since statehood.
The Democratic landslide has ear-
ned to the Congressional races as
veil every Congressman elect being
lie Democratic nominee except in the
V i!1 "Istru't where Judge Garber
lie Republican nominee has appar-
ntly won over the Democratic nomi-
ico Zack Harris by n small majori-
NUM15HK FORTY-FIVE
WERIFF HOLDS OVER
2000 TAX WARRANTS
ays Will Giro People 10 Days To
Call And Iay To Save
Mileage
Tn.er5 have been turned over to
ihenff Taylor this week something
vor 2000 tax warrants which the
iw makes it his duty to collect
nese warrants represent personal
axes which are delinquent have been
egally advertised and are still un-
aid. Under the law the sheriff is
mnowered to low nn nil nnMAn.i
iropcrty of the person against whom
e holds a tax warrant to enforo col-
ection of the tax.
Mr. Taylor stated today that in
irder to give persons living in the
ountry an opportunity to save mile-
ige of officers going out and back
0 collect the warrants he will hold
hem ten days in his office where
my one whose tax is not paid may
all and pay off the warrant thus
aving mileage officers to collect.
Vfter ten days he says he will go
fter all 2000 of them and will levy
ipon anything he can find to collect
he tax.
The law allows the sheriff and his
'eputies ten cents a mile each way
'or mileage in collecting taxes. To a
nan living 15 miles from Durant
his means he will be compelled to
ay $3.00 in addition to tax and pen-
dty all his property being subject
o levy to make the payment.
We have almost reached the point
where a new flivver is made every
minute.
OKLAHOMA'S NEXT GOVERNOR JJiS-.j
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J. C WALTON
ROTARY CLUB TO SERVE
A THANKSGIVING DINNER
On Tuesday November 28 the Ro-
tary Club of Durant will serve a
Thanksgiving dinner for their mem-
bers and the members wives or sweet-
hearts to be held at the Atwood Ho-
tel at six o'clock in the evening. An
appropriate program will be given.
Next week Tuesday November 14
the club puts on a Father-Son week
program and on that occasion every
Rotarian is to bring along his own
son or someone's else son as his
guest.
The meeting Tuesday noon of this
week was in charge of the members
born in Iowa O. W. Mattison C. O.
Johnson and Frank Baird who staged
a very interesting program dealing
with the resources and development
of their native State.
When a man begins to talk about
moving to another town where peo-
ple are not so narrow-minded you may
know that they have caught up with
him.
STATE PRISON INCREASES
ITS INMATES BY 204
DEMOCRATS WIN
NORTHERN STATES
'tiiii;ris Will Have Small Working
Itcpiihliran Majority In llolh
1 Houses Itenorts Indirale
in general elections lielil in every
State Tuenl'iy has been seen a ten-
dency tiiwaid a Democratic landslide.
Deinm-nil winning in States norm-
ally Republican and by safe majori-
ties in mo.st eases. The result is te-
gauled in Democratic circles as a
repudiation of the present national
I Republican administration'
j Aiming the States to elect govcr-
tors Tuesday or in which the Demo
I ratic nominee is leading on incom
dote returns are: Arizona. Kunn
Vebrnpkn New Hampshire New Jei-
j ey New York Nevada Ohio Ore-
'011 Wyoming. The list does not in-
hide Southern States which are nl
I vnys Democratic but only those
I isted which under ordinary clrrum
1 tances are regarded as Republican
; states.
In numerous Republican States
ongressmen and Senators of lone
1 ervice seeking re-election hnve heer
iverwhelming'y defeated by Demo
:rnlic nominees.
I The Republican majorities in botl
I houses of congress have been cu'
and whittled down to bare workinr
majorities which will require fill
roll calls of Republicans to put across
strictly party monurcs.
With the slate full of administra-
tion measures the outlook for the ad-
ministration is nil but promising.
President Harding has indicated
that he will call the Congress to
meet in extraordinary session on
November 20. but the call has not yet
I been made.
DEPOSITORS MAY
GET A DIVIDEND
Fur Present Officials are Restrained
From Disbursing Collections Rea
lized on I' ailed Hunks Assets.
It is not improbable that ns soon
as lertain litigation now in the Uni
ted Mates Supreme Court is settled
that a payment of probably ten per
centum of their deposit balances may
be paid out to the depositors of the
defunct First State Hank of Durant
which closed its doors early this
year.
As the situation stands now liqui-
dating agents the Hank Commission-
er mid the Attorney General of the
State are lestrained from disbursing
any moneys lcnlizcd from the assets
of defunct State banks in Oklahoma.
The restraining order was issued out
of an Oklahoma federal court. The
ease appealed to the Supreme Court
of the United States nwaiting the
determination of which the restrain-
ing order was issued against the of-
ficials involves the priority of cer-
tain deposits over other deposits.
mere are nenny seven-nundred
people who were depositors of the de-
funct State Bank of Durant accord-
ing to Sam Swinney liquidating
agent for the institution nnd to
these people the above information
will be interesting.
Mr. Swinney is being beseiged by
people wnnting to know the status of
the situation. As to thoso locally
the above statement of facts will be
an answer.
Increase of 204 inmates was made
in the prison population of McAlcstcr
penitentiary during the year ending
June 30 according to the annual sta-
tistical report filed with Governor
Robertson last week by Fred C. Swit-
zer warden of the McAIester prison.
During the year covered in the re-
port 1099 now prisoners were re-
ceived and 885 were discharged. At
the time the report was compiled
there were 1.G75 prisoners. The aver-
age number for the year was 1534.
The records show that 388 of the
men serving time at the penitentiary
have served a previous term at McAI-
ester while it is shown that at least
G9 per cent of the prisoners have
served time in either the Oklahoma
prison or some other institutions or
have a police record.
England has just paid us $50000-
000 on her interest debt and now
some congressmen won't bo happy
until they help spend it.
LEGION TO CELEBRATE
ARMISTICE DAT HERE
Parade. Speaking Guard Unit Drill
To Feature Day Saturday
The Green-Bryant post of the
American legion is making big plant
to fittingly commorate Armistice
Day on Saturday of this week Nov-
ember 11th.
Among the plans for the day's
celebration is to be a parade through
the business district lead by the band
and including the four local guard
units in uniform and members of
the Legion followed by patriotic
speeches to be delivered on the atrttt
by well known orators.
The banks of the city will clos as
Armistice Day is a legal holiday and
other institutions will observe the
day a well.
Now they are operating airplant
without motors but an automobile
without an engine will run only down
hill.
I Total Vote On Measure as Unoffic"
iallj Reported 4.057 for and 3015
Against
Although nnnffiiMril rpnnrta from
Tue day's election indicate that J. C.
Jja'tuns proposal to vote fifty mil-
lion dollars for n hnnns tn Okla
homa soldiers was overwhelmingly
efeated in the State Bryan county
TOter-J Wero hv n Inrrrn mninrifv in
favor of the measure. The returns
froni the whole State are not in. but
Thur-day's returns indicate that the
bonus has been defeated by two or
time o one.
The r.ryan county vote was as fol-
Yes
Ward 1 ir.fi
Ward 2 18!)
Ward 3 217
Ward 4 210
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WHY UU W11HUUI
When you can dress up complete from head to foot for such a small
sum of money at our store. Hundreds of our customers are telling us we
are selling the best merchandise for less money than is being shown else-
where. Just a glance will show you what $22.80 will do when spent at
CLICK-HOUGHTOWS
Totals
No H
39 S
ir7 ra
271 m
iofi a
79 37 IB
- 89 82 R
.41 4 'ri
'.)() 41 ES
28 20 Kj
.. fit fil ra
. 37 3G E2
"""JZIZZ 192 100 If
90 138 4
(58 rr 4
52 21 a
- f.2 17 jj
80 97 a
(13 121 3
51 48 3
. 150 103 ij
123 131 Ej
81 40 ES
10 7(1 I
. 197 83 g?
03 10 ?J
181 3S
-ZZZIZZ 132 35 a
55 37 S
171 82 a
180 C5 4
101 R-. -S
120 117 &
rtt n l
Z. 128 24 21
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131 23 l
73 II
231 131 Ri
. 189 8H m
47 112 3
138 8 5S
4957 3015. k
1 SUIT IN MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S MODELS -
1
1
1
1
1
1
PAIR SHOES - -HAT
ANY COLOR - -SHIRT
ALL NEW STRIPES
WARM WINTER UNION
PAIR HOSE ANY COLOR
TIE FREE - - - -
$14.85
- 2.95
- 2.95
1.00
.10
.00
TOTAL
$22.80
also
Depm
visit.
These prices are on any of the above articles or on the complete outfit. We can
save you money the same way in our iccaay-zo- w ear m uunvu " "'r? ""
-tments. You will not regret a visit in our store una wv wi w -- -
Buy A
Thorough Bred
Hat
DURANT
WE SELL FOR CASH AND SAVE YOU MONEY"
We Sell
Buster Brown
Hose
OKLAHOMA
EASTERN STAR LADIES
SURPRISE COLBERT MASONS
On last Friday night. Nov. 3 t
be exact about 9 o'clock there was a
long line of silent white robed fig-
ures seen winding their way slowly
along the street and into the door
and up the stairs of the Masonic hall
where they tapped gently on the
door.
When the commotion inside had
somewhat subsided there being no
back entrance they were asked their
business immediately took advantage
of the small crack which the door
had been opened to push their way
forward into tho room where ther
marched slowly around the room and
out again needless to say that "si
lence reigned."
When the last white robe had dis
appeared a voice which all recogniz-
ed as that of Mrs. Clara Collins
Worthy Matron of the order of the
Eastern Star inviting all members
of the Masonic order down stairs to
a Tepast of hot coffee sandwiches
etc. where each Mason began to tell
his wife how he recognized her when
one man observed ho recognized his
wifo'B feet whereas a commotion
took place as it was discovered that
the ladies all had on their husband's
shoes over their own.
This occasion was pronounced by
all nresent as one of the most en
joyable of the many given by tho la
dies or this Chapter and nil masons
present decided that a woman could
keep a secret as it was n most com-
plete surprise.
DEMOCRATS CARRY
THE COUNTY EASILY
Walton (Jets 63915 Votes To Fields
15.18 Winning More Than Four
To One
Never before has Bryan county
rolled up as great a Democratic ma-
jority as was given the Democratic
ticket in the election Tuesday when
I. C. Walton Democratic nominee
for Governor received G53G votes to
Field's 1538 Walton and the Demo-
cratic ticket carrying tho county by
a clear majority of 4998 und by a
rntio of more than four to one. Tho
figuii's are unofficial but lire pro-
bably correct.
The vote on the Governor's contest
by county boxes i.s reported as follows:
Walton Fields
BWWIWffi
Durant Ward 1
Durant Ward 2
Durant Ward 3
Durant Ward 4
Risner
.Seeley
Armstrong
Goodman
Slianiiiiii
I'll tic
Star
Silo - -
.Mead
f'aleia
Roberta
147
- 213
380
. . 279
. 108
-- . lie
41
- . 127
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. . 171
...... 119
Allison . - . fill
IIUnhllL'il
Kemp -
Yamaby
llendtix
Colbert
Achilla ..
Hatter
Mulberry
Albany
Wade
Utica . -
North Iiokchito --
Jiluo - .
i'litchard -.
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North Bennington
.South Bennington -
.In' I. on - -
.Smith I.ee -
iJilli! West -
Cade - -
Matoy - - - - -
lianty -
We-t Caddo
East Caddo -
Ki'iiefkk -
Plea-ant Hill - -
Totals
71
119
lfil
45
107
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105
225
198
112
73
188
227
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112
140
31
123
175
141
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Evans, E. M. The Durant Weekly News (Durant, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 45, Ed. 1, Friday, November 10, 1922, newspaper, November 10, 1922; Durant, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc83016/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.